October 5, 2018 Vitol, Trafigura to bid for coal mines once owned by Guptas Bids for Optimum are expected to be finalized by the end of November, with due diligence starting on Monday.
October 5, 2018 Balking miners jeopardize $2.8B Mozambican coal rail Failing to get the project off the ground would deprive Mozambique of a source of revenue it’s come to rely on. Coal is Mozambique’s biggest export.
October 4, 2018 Glencore, Tohoku Electric set coal contract price at $109.77/T The agreed price serves as an industry benchmark for supplies of seaborne thermal coal in Asia.
October 3, 2018 South Africa’s Exxaro eyes South32’s coal assets, export quota South African miner Exxaro is eyeing South32's local coal assets, which include an export quota, as it looks to increase its exports.
October 3, 2018 Coal reaching $100 a ton in Europe boosts greener alternatives Coal’s push to $100 a ton in Europe may benefit the greenest energy providers more than it does for miners.
October 2, 2018 South Africa’s latest mining charter: what’s new and who wins New Mining Charter seeks to reduce uncertainty and boost investment in the sector.
October 1, 2018 China won’t renew coal, steel output restrictions amid trade war This winter, regulators are replacing hard caps on coal use and steel production with less strict targets.
September 30, 2018 Scientists weigh call for much deeper cuts to coal pollution Coal currently feeds about 27% of the world’s energy demand.
September 30, 2018 Metallurgical coal prices starting to slip: Fitch Fitch suggests that miners' focus would probably be on cost controls.
September 27, 2018 Greece expects one-month extension in coal-fired plants tender Greek utility Public Power Corp. (PPC), which is 51 percent state-owned, is selling three coal-fired plants and one still to be built.
China receives first shipment of Simandou iron ore A vessel carrying nearly 200,000 metric tons of iron ore arrived in Majishan port in East China's Zhejiang province on January 17. January 18, 2026 | 09:13 am
